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demilitarize

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de⋅mil⋅i⋅ta⋅rize

  [dee-mil-i-tuh-rahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -rized, -riz⋅ing.
1. to deprive of military character; free from militarism.
2. to place under civil instead of military control.
3. to forbid military use of (a border zone).
Also, especially British, de⋅mil⋅i⋅ta⋅rise.

Origin:
1880–85; de- + militarize

Related forms:
de⋅mil⋅i⋅ta⋅ri⋅za⋅tion, noun
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de·mil·i·ta·rize   (dē-mĭl'ĭ-tə-rīz')   
tr.v.   de·mil·i·ta·rized, de·mil·i·ta·riz·ing, de·mil·i·ta·riz·es
To remove or forbid military troops in (an area): demilitarize a buffer zone between hostile countries.
de·mil'i·ta·ri·za'tion (-tər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Word Origin & History

demilitarize 
1883, in reference to the Austrian military frontier in the Balkans.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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